Photoshop CS4, Volume 1 Visual QuickStart Guide

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The tried and tested way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 in full color. Stock available December 2008 - Aust RRP $34.95 bull; Clear and succinct text, hundreds of screen shots and full color images (most available for download) and step-by step instructions allow readers to get up and running fast. bull; Loaded with tips and techniques gleaned from noted authors real world Photoshop experience. bull; Newly streamlined to focus on features of most interest to beginning Photoshop users. This edition of the Visual QuickStart Guide to Photoshop CS4 by bestselling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas covers Adobe Photoshop as well as Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw (which are included with Photoshop). The elegant layout and full-color photographs make the book not only visually appealing, but also easy to use. Tasks are presented as clear, stepby- step instructions. Most of the photos appearing in the book are available to readers to download so they can follow along closely with the instructions. New and updated Photoshop program features are clearly marked with bright orange stars, so users already familiar with Photoshop can update their knowledge quickly. Major new features that are covered in this edition include workspace options in Photoshop, the Adjustments and Masks panels, and the new Bridge interface. Less publicized features are also covered, such as tool options and keyboard shortcuts. This new edition also covers color management; workspaces; layers; selections; masking; compositing techniques; the History panel; blending modes; brushes; exposure, tonal, color and focus adjustments; retouching; layer styles; filters; type features; gradients; PDF presentation packages; preferences; presets; and more. Readers will learn everything they need to know to get a good working knowledge of Photoshop. Table of Contents 01 Color Management 02 Acquire, Create, Save 03 Bridge 04 Workspaces 05 Menus & Panels 06 Pixel Basics 07 Layer Basics 08 Select 09 Combine Images 10 History 11 Tonal Adjustments 12 Colors&Blending Modes 13 Color Adjustments 14 Brushes 15 Camera Raw 16 Exposure 17 Refocus 18 Retouch 19 More Layers 20 Layer Styles 21 Filters 22 Type 23 Gradients 24 Presentation 25 Preferences & Presets 26 Print 27 Export Index

Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have also written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides to Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXPress. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 2.1 million copies worldwide. They have also taught at Pratt Manhattan, the Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and the Parsons School of Design.